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| VP debate pits Kaine and Pence against Trump's own words – campaign live | VP debate pits Kaine and Pence against Trump's own words – campaign live |
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| The White House has accused Israel of a betrayal of trust, in an unusually sharp rebuke over its plans to build hundreds of new settlement homes deep in the West Bank. | |
| Days after Obama approved a $38bn Israeli military aid package and attended former president Shimon Peres’s funeral in Jerusalem, the White House railed at the construction of 300 housing units on land “far closer to Jordan than Israel”. | |
| Warning that the decision jeopardizes the already distant prospect of Middle East peace as well as Israel’s own security, press secretary Josh Earnest said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s word had been called into question. | |
| “We did receive public assurances from the Israeli government that contradict this announcement,” he said. | |
| “I guess when we’re talking about how good friends treat one another, that’s a source of serious concern as well.” | |
| The sharper-than-normal comments come as the White House weighs a last-ditch effort to get the peace process back on its feet before Obama leaves office in January. | |
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| Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, speaking at a campaign rally in Reno, Nevada, told an audience of supporters that when in the state, one must correctly pronounce the state’s name, | Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, speaking at a campaign rally in Reno, Nevada, told an audience of supporters that when in the state, one must correctly pronounce the state’s name, |
| Unfortunately, he insisted on using the incorrect pronunciation. | Unfortunately, he insisted on using the incorrect pronunciation. |
| While discussing meth overdoses in Nevada, Trump segued into a spiel on the correct pronunciation of the state’s name, using a long A instead of a short A, which is not the preferred pronunciation. | While discussing meth overdoses in Nevada, Trump segued into a spiel on the correct pronunciation of the state’s name, using a long A instead of a short A, which is not the preferred pronunciation. |
| “Meth overdoses in Nevada - Ne-VAH-da - and you know what I said? You know what I said? I said when I came out here, I said, ‘nobody says it the other way, it has to be Ne-VAH-da, right?” | “Meth overdoses in Nevada - Ne-VAH-da - and you know what I said? You know what I said? I said when I came out here, I said, ‘nobody says it the other way, it has to be Ne-VAH-da, right?” |
| The audience protested, but Trump apparently did not hear them. | The audience protested, but Trump apparently did not hear them. |
| “And if you don’t say it correctly - and it didn’t happen to me, but it happened to a friend of mine, he was killed.” | “And if you don’t say it correctly - and it didn’t happen to me, but it happened to a friend of mine, he was killed.” |
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| Donald Trump campaigns in Reno, Nevada | Donald Trump campaigns in Reno, Nevada |
| Watch it here live: | Watch it here live: |
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| We’re not saying that The Simpsons predicted Donald Trump’s candidacy, but we’re not not saying it. | We’re not saying that The Simpsons predicted Donald Trump’s candidacy, but we’re not not saying it. |
| This was hilarious in 2000. pic.twitter.com/JeXtIHYZjz | This was hilarious in 2000. pic.twitter.com/JeXtIHYZjz |
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| Poll: Eight-in-ten New Yorkers don't want Trump children to run for mayor | Poll: Eight-in-ten New Yorkers don't want Trump children to run for mayor |
| Donald Trump’s eldest son may be interested in running the largest city in the United States, but the city’s residents feel very differently about the matter, according to a new poll. | Donald Trump’s eldest son may be interested in running the largest city in the United States, but the city’s residents feel very differently about the matter, according to a new poll. |
| According to a survey conducted by the Wall Street Journal, 80% of registered New York City voters don’t want Donald Trump Jr. run for mayor, and 81% said they felt the same way about sister Ivanka Trump. New York, an overwhelmingly Democratic city that nevertheless has elected Republicans to serve as two of its past three mayors. | According to a survey conducted by the Wall Street Journal, 80% of registered New York City voters don’t want Donald Trump Jr. run for mayor, and 81% said they felt the same way about sister Ivanka Trump. New York, an overwhelmingly Democratic city that nevertheless has elected Republicans to serve as two of its past three mayors. |
| In July, Donald Trump Jr. declared that he would “love to” run for mayor. | In July, Donald Trump Jr. declared that he would “love to” run for mayor. |
| “I never like to rule anything out,” he said, in response to a question about whether he would run against Bill De Blasio, a leading progressive voice and ally of Hillary Clinton, whom he served as campaign manager when she was elected to the US Senate in New York in 2000. | “I never like to rule anything out,” he said, in response to a question about whether he would run against Bill De Blasio, a leading progressive voice and ally of Hillary Clinton, whom he served as campaign manager when she was elected to the US Senate in New York in 2000. |
| “We always like to keep our options open, so if I could do that as a service to my country, I would love to do that.” | “We always like to keep our options open, so if I could do that as a service to my country, I would love to do that.” |
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| Donald Trump, never a huge fan of the first amendment of the US constitution, threatened during a campaign rally in Henderson, Nevada, this afternoon to sue political groups running “nasty” advertisements against him. | Donald Trump, never a huge fan of the first amendment of the US constitution, threatened during a campaign rally in Henderson, Nevada, this afternoon to sue political groups running “nasty” advertisements against him. |
| “I saw today... a commercial where, it was really a nasty commercial, totally made up, about me with vets,” Trump said. “There is nobody that loves the vets more or respects the vets more. They’re spending hundreds of millions of dollars on false commercials, and it’s a disgrace. So what we’ll do, I guess we’ll sue them. Let’s sue them.” | “I saw today... a commercial where, it was really a nasty commercial, totally made up, about me with vets,” Trump said. “There is nobody that loves the vets more or respects the vets more. They’re spending hundreds of millions of dollars on false commercials, and it’s a disgrace. So what we’ll do, I guess we’ll sue them. Let’s sue them.” |
| Trump may have been referring to a campaign advertisement run by Hillary Clinton’s team called Sacrifice, which juxtaposes statements he has made about the military with video of veterans watching those statements: | Trump may have been referring to a campaign advertisement run by Hillary Clinton’s team called Sacrifice, which juxtaposes statements he has made about the military with video of veterans watching those statements: |
| Which part of the commercial could be “totally made up” is unclear, since most of the statements are verbatim recordings of Trump’s own statements, but we’ve reached out to the Trump campaign to clarify. | Which part of the commercial could be “totally made up” is unclear, since most of the statements are verbatim recordings of Trump’s own statements, but we’ve reached out to the Trump campaign to clarify. |
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| Overheard when Donald Trump walks into a first-grade classroom: “See! I told you his hair wasn’t orange!” | Overheard when Donald Trump walks into a first-grade classroom: “See! I told you his hair wasn’t orange!” |
| 1st graders at International Christian Academy react to Trump walking into their class. pic.twitter.com/5ZQr7Ep98G | 1st graders at International Christian Academy react to Trump walking into their class. pic.twitter.com/5ZQr7Ep98G |
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| Donald Trump's Playboy escapades included photographing models | Donald Trump's Playboy escapades included photographing models |
| Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, whose interest in “disgusting” sex tapes has been well documented, was revealed by Buzzfeed News last week to have appeared in a softcore same-sex Playboy video last week. Now, CNN reports that Trump’s appearances in the ladmag’s properties extended to actually photographing models and conducting interviews with would-be Playboy Playmates. | Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, whose interest in “disgusting” sex tapes has been well documented, was revealed by Buzzfeed News last week to have appeared in a softcore same-sex Playboy video last week. Now, CNN reports that Trump’s appearances in the ladmag’s properties extended to actually photographing models and conducting interviews with would-be Playboy Playmates. |
| In the 1994 video, titled Playboy Centerfold, Trump helps the magazine search for its “40th Anniversary Playmate,” a daunting task that required the real-estate tycoon to ask young (clothed, we should mention) models what makes them the right woman for the job. | In the 1994 video, titled Playboy Centerfold, Trump helps the magazine search for its “40th Anniversary Playmate,” a daunting task that required the real-estate tycoon to ask young (clothed, we should mention) models what makes them the right woman for the job. |
| “I believe that it’s not just beauty, I think it’s an attitude,” a model answers in response. “I think it has a lot to do with personality and an attitude. I think Playboy really represents that, and I believe that I have that, and I have what it takes to represent them.” | “I believe that it’s not just beauty, I think it’s an attitude,” a model answers in response. “I think it has a lot to do with personality and an attitude. I think Playboy really represents that, and I believe that I have that, and I have what it takes to represent them.” |
| “Well, I think you have what it takes too,” Trump responds. “And I think everyone in this room thinks you have what it takes also.” | “Well, I think you have what it takes too,” Trump responds. “And I think everyone in this room thinks you have what it takes also.” |
| Last Friday, Trump was accused by the Clinton campaign of “unhinged” behavior toward former Miss Universe winner Alicia Machado after a late-night Twitter rampage in which he alluded to unproven accusations that Machado appeared in a sex tape, which he encouraged American voters to “check out.” | Last Friday, Trump was accused by the Clinton campaign of “unhinged” behavior toward former Miss Universe winner Alicia Machado after a late-night Twitter rampage in which he alluded to unproven accusations that Machado appeared in a sex tape, which he encouraged American voters to “check out.” |
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| How long before this gets deleted? pic.twitter.com/wEXyBhBVjS | How long before this gets deleted? pic.twitter.com/wEXyBhBVjS |
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| Following the example of other media organizations that have broken historical precedent by endorsing Hillary Clinton, the Atlantic has endorsed the Democratic presidential candidate, only its third presidential endorsement in the magazine’s 159-year history. | Following the example of other media organizations that have broken historical precedent by endorsing Hillary Clinton, the Atlantic has endorsed the Democratic presidential candidate, only its third presidential endorsement in the magazine’s 159-year history. |
| “We are impressed by many of the qualities of the Democratic Party’s nominee for president,” the editorial reads, “even as we are exasperated by others, but we are mainly concerned with the Republican Party’s nominee, Donald J. Trump, who might be the most ostentatiously unqualified major-party candidate in the 227-year history of the American presidency.” | “We are impressed by many of the qualities of the Democratic Party’s nominee for president,” the editorial reads, “even as we are exasperated by others, but we are mainly concerned with the Republican Party’s nominee, Donald J. Trump, who might be the most ostentatiously unqualified major-party candidate in the 227-year history of the American presidency.” |
| Clinton - the third recipient of the Atlantic’s endorsement after Abraham Lincoln and Lyndon Johnson - “has flaws (some legitimately troubling, some exaggerated by her opponents), but she is among the most prepared candidates ever to seek the presidency.” Trump, on the other hand, “has no record of public service and no qualifications for public office.” | Clinton - the third recipient of the Atlantic’s endorsement after Abraham Lincoln and Lyndon Johnson - “has flaws (some legitimately troubling, some exaggerated by her opponents), but she is among the most prepared candidates ever to seek the presidency.” Trump, on the other hand, “has no record of public service and no qualifications for public office.” |
| “His affect is that of an infomercial huckster,” the editorial seethes. “He traffics in conspiracy theories and racist invective; he is appallingly sexist; he is erratic, secretive, and xenophobic; he expresses admiration for authoritarian rulers, and evinces authoritarian tendencies himself. He is easily goaded, a poor quality for someone seeking control of America’s nuclear arsenal. He is an enemy of fact-based discourse; he is ignorant of, and indifferent to, the Constitution; he appears not to read.” | “His affect is that of an infomercial huckster,” the editorial seethes. “He traffics in conspiracy theories and racist invective; he is appallingly sexist; he is erratic, secretive, and xenophobic; he expresses admiration for authoritarian rulers, and evinces authoritarian tendencies himself. He is easily goaded, a poor quality for someone seeking control of America’s nuclear arsenal. He is an enemy of fact-based discourse; he is ignorant of, and indifferent to, the Constitution; he appears not to read.” |
| In the Atlantic’s mind, Trump disqualified himself for the presidency five years before he ever considered running for office, in his tight embrace of the so-called “birther” conspiracy that (baselessly) alleged that President Barack Obama was not born in the United States and was therefore constitutionally ineligible to serve as president: | In the Atlantic’s mind, Trump disqualified himself for the presidency five years before he ever considered running for office, in his tight embrace of the so-called “birther” conspiracy that (baselessly) alleged that President Barack Obama was not born in the United States and was therefore constitutionally ineligible to serve as president: |
| Trump made himself the face of the so-called birther movement, which had as its immediate goal the demonization of the country’s first African American president. Trump’s larger goal, it seemed, was to stoke fear among white Americans of dark-skinned foreigners. He succeeded wildly in this; the fear he has aroused has brought him one step away from the presidency. | Trump made himself the face of the so-called birther movement, which had as its immediate goal the demonization of the country’s first African American president. Trump’s larger goal, it seemed, was to stoke fear among white Americans of dark-skinned foreigners. He succeeded wildly in this; the fear he has aroused has brought him one step away from the presidency. |
| Trump, the editorial concludes, “is not a man of ideas,” but “a demagogue, a xenophobe, a sexist, a know-nothing, and a liar. He is spectacularly unfit for office, and voters - the statesmen and thinkers of the ballot box - should act in defense of American democracy and elect his opponent.” | Trump, the editorial concludes, “is not a man of ideas,” but “a demagogue, a xenophobe, a sexist, a know-nothing, and a liar. He is spectacularly unfit for office, and voters - the statesmen and thinkers of the ballot box - should act in defense of American democracy and elect his opponent.” |
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| Back to Henderson, Nevada: | Back to Henderson, Nevada: |
| On the subject of Russian president Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump tells the crowd in Henderson that despite Virginia senator and Democratic running mate Tim Kaine’s allegations last night - and his own fawning comments about the Russian strongman - he doesn’t “love” Putin. | On the subject of Russian president Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump tells the crowd in Henderson that despite Virginia senator and Democratic running mate Tim Kaine’s allegations last night - and his own fawning comments about the Russian strongman - he doesn’t “love” Putin. |
| “I don’t love, I don’t hate,” Trump says. “We’ll see how it works - we’ll see. Maybe we’ll have a good relationship, maybe we’ll have a horrible relationship, maybe it’ll be right in the middle.” | “I don’t love, I don’t hate,” Trump says. “We’ll see how it works - we’ll see. Maybe we’ll have a good relationship, maybe we’ll have a horrible relationship, maybe it’ll be right in the middle.” |
| As long as Russia does the heavy lifting of defeating Isis in Syria, Trump continues, “that’s OK with me, folks - that’s OK with me.” | As long as Russia does the heavy lifting of defeating Isis in Syria, Trump continues, “that’s OK with me, folks - that’s OK with me.” |
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| Lauren Gambino | Lauren Gambino |
| Hello from outside Hillary Clinton’s beautiful three-story Whitehaven mansion! | Hello from outside Hillary Clinton’s beautiful three-story Whitehaven mansion! |
| While Clinton prepares for Sunday night’s town hall debate, the small group of reporters, cameramen and photographers assigned to follow her for the day are clapping at mosquitos and waiting for lunch. (A Bloomberg reporter has been dispatched to CVS to buy bug spray and anti-itch cream. At least an hour prior, a campaign staffer was sent to fetch lunch.) | While Clinton prepares for Sunday night’s town hall debate, the small group of reporters, cameramen and photographers assigned to follow her for the day are clapping at mosquitos and waiting for lunch. (A Bloomberg reporter has been dispatched to CVS to buy bug spray and anti-itch cream. At least an hour prior, a campaign staffer was sent to fetch lunch.) |
| The day is shaping up to relatively quiet for the Clinton campaign. | The day is shaping up to relatively quiet for the Clinton campaign. |
| It began with a later-than-planned departure from White Plains. Clinton, wearing an emerald green coat with her hair pulled into a ponytail, boarded the plane as reported shouted questions at her about last night’s vice presidential debate. | It began with a later-than-planned departure from White Plains. Clinton, wearing an emerald green coat with her hair pulled into a ponytail, boarded the plane as reported shouted questions at her about last night’s vice presidential debate. |
| Without pausing, Clinton flashed a double thumbs-up at the press. | Without pausing, Clinton flashed a double thumbs-up at the press. |
| After arriving in Washington, Clinton entered her house to hunker down for an afternoon of debate prep before an evening of fundraisers. She placed a call to her running mate, Tim Kaine, and complimented him on his performance in last night’s debate. | After arriving in Washington, Clinton entered her house to hunker down for an afternoon of debate prep before an evening of fundraisers. She placed a call to her running mate, Tim Kaine, and complimented him on his performance in last night’s debate. |
| Three members of her debate team were escorted into her home by secret service agents followed by her campaign chairman, John Podesta. Podesta told reporters that he thought Kaine did a “really great job” in the debate. | Three members of her debate team were escorted into her home by secret service agents followed by her campaign chairman, John Podesta. Podesta told reporters that he thought Kaine did a “really great job” in the debate. |
| “At the end of the day, I think the impression that everyone came away with was that Mike Pence didn’t want to defend Donald Trump and as Senator Kaine said: If you can’t defend the person at the top of the ticket how can you ask people to vote for him?” Podesta said before disappearing inside. | “At the end of the day, I think the impression that everyone came away with was that Mike Pence didn’t want to defend Donald Trump and as Senator Kaine said: If you can’t defend the person at the top of the ticket how can you ask people to vote for him?” Podesta said before disappearing inside. |
| The pool will wait in vans outside Clinton’s house until we leave for her fundraisers tonight. | The pool will wait in vans outside Clinton’s house until we leave for her fundraisers tonight. |
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| Speaking in Henderson, Nevada, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump took credit for the success of running mate Mike Pence’s performance during last night’s sole vice presidential debate against Virginia senator Tim Kaine. | Speaking in Henderson, Nevada, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump took credit for the success of running mate Mike Pence’s performance during last night’s sole vice presidential debate against Virginia senator Tim Kaine. |
| “How many of you watched the vice president debate last night?” Trump asked the crowd. “Mike Pence did an incredible job and I’m getting a lot of credit, because that’s really my first so-called choice, that’s really my first hire, and I tell you, he’s a good one. He was phenomenal - he was cool, he was smart - he was meant to be doing what he’s doing, and we are very very proud of Governor Mike Pence. Thank you, Mike Pence.” | “How many of you watched the vice president debate last night?” Trump asked the crowd. “Mike Pence did an incredible job and I’m getting a lot of credit, because that’s really my first so-called choice, that’s really my first hire, and I tell you, he’s a good one. He was phenomenal - he was cool, he was smart - he was meant to be doing what he’s doing, and we are very very proud of Governor Mike Pence. Thank you, Mike Pence.” |
| “I’d argue that Mike had the single most decisive victory in the history of vice president debates, and last night Americans also got to look firsthand at my judgment - you need judgment for people, for deals,” Trump continued. “Well, Mike laid out big and bold solutions for America - his opponent only talked about small and petty distractions.” | “I’d argue that Mike had the single most decisive victory in the history of vice president debates, and last night Americans also got to look firsthand at my judgment - you need judgment for people, for deals,” Trump continued. “Well, Mike laid out big and bold solutions for America - his opponent only talked about small and petty distractions.” |
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| Donald Trump campaigns in Henderson, Nevada | Donald Trump campaigns in Henderson, Nevada |
| Watch it live here: | Watch it live here: |
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| Low ratings for veep debate | Low ratings for veep debate |
| The vice-presidential debate had fewer TV viewers than any veep debate since 2000, Politico reports: | The vice-presidential debate had fewer TV viewers than any veep debate since 2000, Politico reports: |
| According to ratings data from Nielsen, the four broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox) and the big three cable news channels (CNN, Fox News and MSNBC) averaged around 36 million viewers. Those numbers do not include people watching on channels like PBS, Fox Business Network or C-SPAN, or anyone streaming the debate online. | According to ratings data from Nielsen, the four broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox) and the big three cable news channels (CNN, Fox News and MSNBC) averaged around 36 million viewers. Those numbers do not include people watching on channels like PBS, Fox Business Network or C-SPAN, or anyone streaming the debate online. |
| For comparison, the 2012 VP debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan averaged over 51 million viewers. The 2008 debate between Biden and Sarah Palin set a high watermark for viewership with 70 million, while the 2004 debate between Dick Cheney and John Edwards averaged just under 44 million viewers. The 2000 debate between Cheney and Joe Lieberman averaged 29 million viewer | For comparison, the 2012 VP debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan averaged over 51 million viewers. The 2008 debate between Biden and Sarah Palin set a high watermark for viewership with 70 million, while the 2004 debate between Dick Cheney and John Edwards averaged just under 44 million viewers. The 2000 debate between Cheney and Joe Lieberman averaged 29 million viewer |
| The 36 million figure isn’t final; updated figures will be released this afternoon. | The 36 million figure isn’t final; updated figures will be released this afternoon. |
| (h/t @bencjacobs) | (h/t @bencjacobs) |
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| Ever heard a tenor sax on God Bless America? | Ever heard a tenor sax on God Bless America? |
| You have now: | You have now: |
| Beautiful morning- thank you @ICLV! pic.twitter.com/xzJhrLgjHP | Beautiful morning- thank you @ICLV! pic.twitter.com/xzJhrLgjHP |
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| Gore to hit trail for Clinton | Gore to hit trail for Clinton |
| Former vice president and climate change Cassandra Al Gore will hit the campaign trail for Hillary Clinton this month, according to various reports including CNN and NBC. | Former vice president and climate change Cassandra Al Gore will hit the campaign trail for Hillary Clinton this month, according to various reports including CNN and NBC. |
| The reports quote unnamed Democrats as saying that the party hopes Gore will boost Clinton’s appeal with millennials. | The reports quote unnamed Democrats as saying that the party hopes Gore will boost Clinton’s appeal with millennials. |
| Well, they loved Sanders, who’s 75. Gore’s only 68. | Well, they loved Sanders, who’s 75. Gore’s only 68. |
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